Despite significant disruptions in trade throughout 2020, the United States exported nearly 2.4 million metric tons of dairy goods last year–a record-setting mark, according to data released today by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) issued the following statement:
“Last year was yet …
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced new members of the organization’s Executive Council as well as new directors for the group’s five Industry Segment Boards on February 4th. IDFA’s Executive Council is composed of executives from across the dairy foods industry and focuses on the business and operations of the association. The five Industry …
In order to survive in an unpredictable supply chain environment, businesses need to be incredibly resilient. While it is impossible to predict the future, there are many steps that businesses can take to prepare for it. Companies need to be prepared for the abundant, unpredictable variables in supply chains, such as natural disasters, cyber-attacks, labor …
If anyone understands the value of cleanliness and sanitization, it’s the dairy industry. The risks associated with failing an inspection or having contaminated product are too high to take shortcuts on the right processing equipment and cleaning procedures.
The primary goal of the Food Safety Modernization Act was to shift the emphasis for food safety …
Keynote presentations at CheeseExpo Global Online April 6-8, 2021 will showcase dairy industry CEOs and top marketing experts, offering attendees an in-depth look at timely industry opportunities, challenges, and consumer trends.
“Each day at CheeseExpo Global Online begins with an enriching keynote address,” said John Umhoefer, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA). …
All too often, Diversity programs are ineffective and short-lived. But they don’t have to be.
Diversity training, whether implemented out of a desire to improve corporate practices or in response to a public relations crisis, has become a mainstay of American organizational life. By one estimate, they are an $8 billion-a-year industry.
Is that …
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced Brian Beaulieu, CEO and Principal of ITR Economics, as the keynote speaker for the 2021 FPSA Annual Conference taking place April 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, California.
Brian Beaulieu is a nationally recognized economist and has long been considered one …
President-elect Joe Biden will ask the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to issue emergency rules on COVID safety to protect workers – something it has refused to do so far.
OSHA came under criticism in the early stages of the pandemic for failing to use its authority to impose an emergency temporary standard on manufacturers. …
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, information was limited, and public guidelines were in flux. Many people thought the effects of the virus were exaggerated, and the virus would not significantly impact business and our everyday lives.
Well, we know better now so many months later. At O-AT-KA Milk Products, they quickly began efforts …
The application deadline for student scholarships offered by Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) is February 17, 2021.
Two students can earn the WCMA Myron P. “Mike” Dean Cheese Industry Student Scholarship, worth $3,000 each. Any employee or child of an employee at a WCMA dairy manufacturing, processing, or marketing member company may apply.
Employees or …